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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Torres throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pepper wants to clinch.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Torres closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.#TD2#
Pepper gets a double leg takedown into Torres's guard.
Torres wants to stand up but Pepper is controlling him.
Pepper wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pepper on the ground.#T1#
Pepper passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Torres is refusing to be controlled, as Pepper sits in half guard.
Pepper blocks the strikes from Torres.
Pepper working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Torres looks like he's trying to stand up.
Torres is looking to get back to full guard here but Pepper has managed to pass to side control instead.
Pepper wants to stand but Torres has his arm trapped. #T2#
Pepper controlling the position.
Torres is looking to regain half guard here but Pepper keeps moving and retains side control.
Pepper takes a little break here. Torres wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pepper wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy. #T3#
Torres stops Pepper from passing to mount.
Pepper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Torres darts in and clinches Pepper up against the cage.
Pepper wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD#
Torres pulls guard.
Pepper wants to get up but he can't break Torres's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Torres wants to stand and escape but Pepper is having none of it.
Torres might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Torres is adopting a defensive guard.
Pepper throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Pepper trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Torres escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pepper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pepper throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pepper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pepper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Torres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Torres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pepper defends it nicely.
Pepper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Torres clinches.
Pepper wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Torres - that landed with a thud.
Pepper struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
#BC#
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pepper is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Pepper circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torres avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
A combination from Pepper does no damage.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Pepper shows good takedown defense.
Pepper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pepper is looking to clinch.
Torres fails with the takedown.
Pepper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.
Torres lands with a nice body punch.
Pepper leaves Torres with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T2#
Pepper misses with the combination.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torres jabs Pepper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Pepper
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Torres moves into range and clinches up with Pepper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres pushes Pepper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #TD#
Torres jumps guard and drags Pepper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Pepper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pepper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Torres controlling Pepper's posture.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pepper is one step ahead there. #T3#
Pepper won't allow Torres to get back to his feet.
Pepper preventing the sweep.
Torres is controlling Pepper's posture.
Torres is looking to stand up but Pepper isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#ES#
Torres has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pepper has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T4#
Torres is struggling to control the position.
Torres drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pepper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pepper pinned against the cage. Pepper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Torres rushes Pepper and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Torres closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pepper quickly recovers to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Torres dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Torres goes for a double leg but Pepper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pepper continues to drive forward.
Pepper tries to break the clinch but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres is working for takedown but Pepper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Torres is working for takedown but Pepper is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres digs a right hand underneath Pepper's ribcage. Pepper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pepper jumps guard but Torres turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pepper is pressed up against the cage. Torres has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pepper down to the mat. Pepper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Pepper. Pepper maintains the clinch.
Torres stalling the fight.
Torres dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T1##BC#
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres scores with a decent looking hook.
Pepper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
Pepper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Pepper fails to land the takedown.#CL#
Torres drives through and clinches with Pepper against the cage.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pepper can do to turn this around?
Pepper is trying to stall.
Pepper stalling in the clinch but Torres improves position. #T2##BC#
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres shoots in but Pepper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pablo Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres fails with the takedown.
Pepper shapes to counter with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Crunch! Torres slams his shin into Pepper's torso.
Pepper throws a low kick but Torres moves out of range easily.
A low kick lands for Torres.
#T3#
Torres fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pepper fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Pepper. No joy for Torres on that attempt. #CL#
Torres clinches up with Pepper and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres stalling against the cage.
Torres goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pepper prevents it.
#BC#
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pepper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a flying knee. Nice. #T4#
Torres digs a good body shot into Pepper's ribs.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pepper as he avoids it easily.
Torres shoots in looking for a takedown. Pepper tries to sprawl out of it but Torres keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pepper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torres. Pepper shrugs it off though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pepper is trying to counter with his kicks.
Spice Pepper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torres has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Torres! |
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